Plate Number 93. Ascending stairs

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows sequential photographs of a nude woman in motion as she climbs a set of stairs. The series of images captures her from the left side and then from the back, showcasing her legs bending and straightening as she ascends. The woman wears a harness or lines on her body, and is positioned centrally against a grid pattern background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 93 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.93


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